The Case: The Fall Festival We all know the rumor: “The Fall Festival is the second largest street festival in America.” This rumor began when radio personality, Paul Harvey, remarked that the Fall Festival was second only to Mardi Gras. To this day, many locals still repeat this. Maybe you have even told your children this. […]
10 Things You Didn’t Know About Evansville
1. Evansville was originally called McGary’s Landing. Hugh McGary began a town on the Ohio River and called it McGary’s Landing in 1812. McGary’s Landing was renamed Evansville in 1814 to sound more attractive to potential land buyers. Hugh McGary renamed the town in honor of Colonel Robert Morgan Evans. 2. The wife of Evansville’s […]